The St. Louis Blues were one of six teams to enter the
National Hockey League in 1967-68 as part of the first wave of modern
expansion. The individual records of the Blues were certainly not all set in a
couple of magical seasons, as is with the case with many NHL teams. The current
team records range in the date they were set from the second year of the
franchise to just three years ago.
Test and expand your hockey trivia knowledge of the St.
Louis Blues individual records with these four St. Louis Blues trivia
questions.
Q. What player holds the St. Louis Blues record for most assists in a
single season?
A. Adam Oates had
90 assists in the 1990-91 season, mostly setting up line mate Brett Hull. This
was not the best season for Oates when it came to assists. The setup man had 97
helpers with the Boston Bruins in 1992-93. Oates finished his career in sixth
on the NHL all-time list for assists with 1,079.
Q. What goalie broke a long standing team record for most shutouts in a
season in 2011-12?
A. In 2011-12,
Brian Elliott broke a long standing franchise record with nine shutouts. The
mark topped a performance by a Hockey Hall of Fame goalie in just the team’s
second year in the National Hockey League. Glenn Hall, the team’s main goalie
for their first two seasons in the NHL, held opponents goal-less eight times in
the 1968-69 season. The effort earned him his third Vezina Trophy.
What’s really impressive about Elliott’s record is that he
was not the number one goalie for St. Louis in 2011-12. Brian played in 38
games while Jaroslav Halak appeared in 46. The two combined for 15 shutouts on
the season. In 1968-69, Hall appeared in 41 games while Jacques Plante played
in 37. The duo combined for 13 shutouts. It should be noted that the schedule
in 1968-69 was six games shorter than it was in 2011-12.
Q. Who holds the St. Louis Blues record the most penalty minutes in a
single season?
A. In 1975-76 Bob
Gassoff sat out 306 minutes. Gassoff was killed shortly after the end of the
following season in a freak motorcycle accident. His number 3 was retired by
the team the following season and is one of only six St.
Louis Blues retired numbers. 1975-76 was the third of just four seasons Bob
played in the NHL before his untimely demise.
Q. What St. Louis Blues goaltender holds the team record for the
highest save percentage in a single regular season (minimum 25 games played)?
A. Brian Elliott
broke another record in 2011-12. Elliott recorded an amazing .940 save
percentage to go along with his nine shutouts and team record 1.56 goals
against average. The previous record had been set just a few years before by
Chris Mason. Elliott simply shattered Mason’s mark of .916. However, Chris saw
plenty more action, appearing in 57 games for the Blues in 2008-09.
